Nailing Batt
#1
Nailing Batt
I almost never work on manufactured homes. Customer wants scribe and batten throughout a room.
The walls are flexible and nailing doesn't sound right to me, it seems it would take a lot of nails.
The walls are painted.
The walls are flexible and nailing doesn't sound right to me, it seems it would take a lot of nails.
The walls are painted.
#2
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Is this a manufactured home that is set on a site built foundation or a mobile home? Most modern day mobile homes use 1/4" drywall on the walls. Not sure I understand just what the job entails
#3
It's like a regular house but the wall sheathing is thin hardboard. So if you are nailing away from the top or bottom of wall or a "stud", the wall covering gives a little.
Understand I haven't tried to nail yet, just looking for a heads up. I'll do the job Saturday.
Understand I haven't tried to nail yet, just looking for a heads up. I'll do the job Saturday.
#5
I had to Google scribe and batten.
So you are putting up thin 4x8 sheets of some type of wall covering, then nailing up 1/4" x 3/4" screen moulding over the seams and edges?
Sounds like a job for colored panel nails (a painted ring shank finish nail) and some panel adhesive. A trim gun might blow through a thin panel and if the panels are prefinished, will leave holes to fill (with what) so the only place to use a trim gun is on the molding, unless its prefinished too.
So you are putting up thin 4x8 sheets of some type of wall covering, then nailing up 1/4" x 3/4" screen moulding over the seams and edges?
Sounds like a job for colored panel nails (a painted ring shank finish nail) and some panel adhesive. A trim gun might blow through a thin panel and if the panels are prefinished, will leave holes to fill (with what) so the only place to use a trim gun is on the molding, unless its prefinished too.
#6
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Going to have to use an adhesive as well as a fasteners.
Loc Tite Quick Grab and my narrow crown staple gun is what's worked for me, with the adhesive very few fasteners are needed.
Use the shortest staples possible to avoid hitting a wire.
Loc Tite Quick Grab and my narrow crown staple gun is what's worked for me, with the adhesive very few fasteners are needed.
Use the shortest staples possible to avoid hitting a wire.
#7
The panels are original to the home. Sounds like everybody agrees a little quick grab adhesive in addition to the brad gun or pin-nailer is best.
I try to avoid adhesive if at all possible and that was my concern.
I try to avoid adhesive if at all possible and that was my concern.
#8
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A trim gun might blow through a thin panel and if the panels are prefinished, will leave holes to fill (with what) so the only place to use a trim gun is on the molding, unless its prefinished too.
#10
One word of caution. We had to go in a manufactured home to replace subflooring that had been removed by mold remediation people. They left the walls hanging from the top plate, but the walls and plates were all 1x3's Originally had paneling up so I guess attaching it in a factory would be fine, but in the field, if you are off by 1/4" with a nail, you are OFF. I replaced all the studs with 2x3's so at least the rocker would stand a better chance of hitting one when they put up sheetrock.